The road is dark and dark, and the night wind blows tightly, walking in this deep house, it is inevitable to be a little frightened. Xiuwan hugged the burden in her arms tightly, feeling that she was a little unreserved.

She reflected as she walked, and when she was hesitating, she looked up and saw the lantern lit outside Mr. Tao's house, and her heart warmed, so she couldn't care less, and walked straight over and knocked on the door.

Although Mr. Tao said that he was here to teach, because his house was close to the backyard, Mrs. Ye also asked him to guard her at night, so the lanterns outside the house were ordered until dawn.

The cold nights were long, and Mr. Tao didn't like to go to bed early, so he also lit candles in the house and read books. picked it up casually, but it was a collection of Liu Changqing's poems, he found a comfortable position to lie down, and read casually: "The mountains are far away at dusk, and the white houses are poor in the cold weather." Chaimen heard the dog barking, and returned to the people on a snowy night. After reading it, he smiled bitterly to himself: "I can't compare, and this kind of optimism is indeed worthy of admiration." It's just that the night returns to people, and the night returns to people, only in dreams. ”

I didn't want to just finish a sigh, someone knocked on the door, he thought it was Hu Kui who came to him for a drink, so he put on a coat and went out, he didn't want the door to open, but it was Xiuwan.

"Miss Xiuwan?" Mr. Tao didn't know whether to invite her into the house, and when he saw Xiuwan's face was slightly red, he thought that she was cold, so he hurriedly staggered to let Xiuwan in, and he didn't dare to close the door, and the two sat by the door and looked at each other a little embarrassed.

After sitting for a while, Mr. Tao realized that he was not dressed properly enough, and was about to get up to change his clothes, when he was blown by the night wind, he shivered with cold.

Seeing this, Xiuwan suddenly laughed out loud and said, "You are wearing thin clothes and sitting in the tuyere, how can you not be cold?" As he spoke, he took out the bag again and said with a smile: "You try this." ”

A navy blue cotton coat with fine legs, Mr. Tao put it on with some hesitation, touched it carefully, and praised: "Very good." ”

Xiuwan also laughed, and then stood up to say goodbye, but before Mr. Tao could speak, she went, and when he went out to see, there was only the lantern that Xiuwan had forgotten at the door. He picked it up and looked at it, remembering that Xiuwan had an eye disease...... "It's really confusing." Before he had time to analyze why he already had such an intimate little complaint about Xiuwan, he had already chased him out.

Xiuwan ran without an order, and when she stopped, her ears were still hot. She chuckled and groped her way forward, when her feet suddenly emptied and she fell into a pool.

She screamed, and after looking at it for a long time, she realized that it was the laundry pool in the backyard. The pool was not deep, but it was knee-high, but the water was bitterly cold, and by the time she crawled out, her feet were frozen.

Xiuwan sat on the ground and rubbed her feet, the soaked shoes and socks were already a drag, and no one would come to think about it, so she simply took them off and twisted them in her hands. Xiuwan stood up and walked a few steps, and then hit the wall of the well on the side. She touched the manhole cover, and remembered that she had been told that it was here, and that the maid who was the charming master of the wonderful man had cut herself here......

"Oops!" She was so frightened that she took a few steps back, and suddenly felt someone approaching, and before she could turn around, it was the voice that said worriedly: "Miss Xiuwan, are you okay?" ”

"Mr. Tao." She immediately stood up and laughed softly, "Why are you here?" ”

Mr. Tao handed the lantern pole to Xiuwan's hand and said, "You drop the lantern, I thought about sending it to you, but it was blown out by the wind." ”

Xiuwan smiled: "It's hard work." When she took the lantern, she touched Mr. Tao's hand, and Mr. Tao asked, "Why are your hands so cold?" As he spoke, he saw Xiuwan's bare feet again, and hurriedly looked away again.

The two were silent for a while, but Xiuwan opened her mouth and asked, "Mr. Tao, you, if you are not in a hurry to rest, take the trouble to send me back......

Mr. Tao was busy saying yes, but he didn't worry about Xiuwan following by herself, so he took the other end of the lantern pole with one hand and said, "Miss Xiuwan, be careful of your step." ”

The two walked in the night breeze, and Xiuwan longed for the road to be longer, but in the end, when it arrived, Mr. Tao bowed outside the door: "Miss Xiuwan should rest for a long time." ”

"Mr. Tao walks slowly." Xiuwan waited for Mr. Tao to leave for a long time before closing the door, found a little maid to call hot water, soaked her feet indiscriminately and went to bed.

On the second day, Xiuwan couldn't get up, holding her head and only saying that it was uncomfortable. The maid in the same room went to tell Mrs. Ye, and it happened that Mr. Tao came to the front yard to ask for peace, and he couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

Old Madam Ye nodded, squinted at Mr. Tao, and asked intentionally, "Can Xiuwan's condition be serious?" The maid said truthfully: "Yesterday, when Sister Xiuwan came back, we all rested, and saw that the lights were burning in my sister's house, so I got up to wait, and I don't know where my sister went, always my clothes and shoes and socks were wet, I was bluffed, but my sister said that it was enough to make a basin of hot water bubbles." ”

"What? Xiuwan didn't go back until late last night? Old Madam Ye asked curiously. Before the maid could say anything, Mr. Tao bowed first and said, "Miss Xiuwan is cold, but it is related to Tao, and Tao will explain the various reasons, but she also asked the old lady to send someone to ask the doctor to treat Miss Xiuwan." ”

Old Madam Ye smiled secretly: "Don't worry, the doctor has already asked people to invite, you can tell me why Xiuwan came to look for you last night." ”

Ye Lusheng spoke first, he pointed to Mr. Tao's clothes and asked, "Mr. has changed his clothes." ”

Mr. Tao had to nod and said, "Miss Xiuwan came to Tao last night for this dress." ”

"This night is cold and windy, and Xiuwan has an eye disease," Mrs. Ye asked, "Why did she send it to you?" ”

Seeing that Mr. Tao couldn't answer, Ye Lusheng shook his head and smiled: "If you still don't understand, I will sympathize with Xiuwan's infatuation." ”

"Miss Xiuwan...... Tao has no money and no power, so he really can't rely on anything," Mr. Tao replied hesitantly: "I'm afraid of hurting her." ”

Old Madam Ye took a sip of morning tea and said with a straight expression: "In the final analysis, it's just that you don't think you're worthy, so let me ask you, what should you do if Xiuwan marries you?" ”

Mr. Tao did not hesitate this time, and said directly: "Naturally, I am ecstatic." ”

"That's it," Old Madam Ye smiled: "I've been looking for a good person for Xiuwan, and now that you're in her eyes, no matter what I think, I naturally have to help her." As for what you're worried about, firstly, Xiuwan is not the kind of lady who needs her husband's family to support her daughter, and secondly, she is a member of my Ye family, how can I let her be wronged? ”

Mrs. Ye's words made Mr. Tao very useful, he thought, let's listen to Xiuwan say it in person, if she is really willing, what reason does he have to continue to pretend not to know?

Mrs. Xu Ye also understood his intentions, so she said: "Now Xiuwan also lacks a speaker around her, and she will let Jue'er rest for half a day today, Mr. Tao, what to do, you can handle it yourself." ”

Ye Lusheng sat on the side with a good look, Mr. Tao gritted his teeth, and bowed deeply to Mrs. Ye: "Thank you, old lady." ”

"Alright, let's go." Old Madam Ye said with a smile.

Xiuwan lay weakly, at first she didn't want to care about anything, she was just uncomfortable, after a while, she wanted to drink water, but at this point, those people should also go to the front yard to serve.

"Aunt Xiuwan...... Xiuwan," she heard someone calling to her like this, and then the man handed her a cup of hot water and said, "Would you like some water?" ”

But she stopped talking, and looked at the man standing by the bed.

When Mr. Tao saw the five people on the left and right, he helped Xiuwan to lie down and carefully fed two sips of water, but he put down the cup but didn't know where to start.

"Sir, don't you have to go to teach Master Shoujue?" Xiuwan asked, but it made Mr. Tao find a breakthrough, he shook his head and said, "It's going to be up, but I have a question I want to ask Miss Xiuwan." ”

Xiuwan nodded and motioned for him to ask, and Mr. Tao said, "I heard the little young master say that Miss Xiuwan is very concerned about Tao's marriage?" ”

Xiuwan felt ashamed, and her already red face became more and more obvious, but she didn't deny it, and only looked at Mr. Tao seriously. Mr. Tao said again: "I heard the eldest young master say again, you are ...... to me For me, heart? ”

Xiuwan didn't expect that her little bit of caution had already been seen through by everyone, but now she was naturally ashamed and annoyed, she hurriedly said: "If it affects Mr., Xiuwan will go and make it clear to the old lady." ”

"No impact, no impact." Mr. Tao waved his hand a few times, and then felt that it was easy for Xiuwan to misunderstand, and now he couldn't find what to say, so he had to grab his head and hurry.

Seeing this, Xiuwan already had an answer in her heart, and she smiled: "So what does Mr. think, Xiuwan?" ”

Mr. Tao lowered his eyes and didn't dare to look at her, but he said sincerely: "Miss Xiuwan is very good, can do things, and is kind, if anyone can marry you, it will be a blessing for eight lifetimes." ”

"Then this blessing," Xiuwan looked into Mr. Tao's eyes, "Do you dare to ask for it?" ”

The air suddenly quieted down, Xiuwan felt distressed with a headache and a heartache, she was afraid that Mr. Tao would reject her, and this Ye Mansion would not be able to stay at that time.

For a long time, I heard a firm voice: "I want it." ”

Xiuwan and Mr. Tao's marriage was arranged by the Ye Mansion, and Mrs. Ye brought Mr. Tao's mother to the house in advance, Xiuwan's maiden home was naturally the Ye family, and there were not many people coming, and there were only three or four tables of people in total, but it was these hard-won popularity that brought new joy to the Ye Mansion that had been silent for a long time.

The newlyweds worshipped heaven and earth, the bride was sent into the cave room, and the groom naturally had to accompany the guests to drink the wedding wine, and Mrs. Ye watched these young people play and smiled very happily. Tong Shuang sat on the side, also happy for Xiuwan, and smiled with a pretended worry: "Xiuwan married out in a beautiful way this time, but is there still a capable maid by the old lady's side?" ”

"Who else do I need to serve this old bone?" Old Madam Ye smiled and said, "Alas, only when I see these young people laughing, I feel truly happy." ”

Tong Shuang smiled and accompanied Mrs. Ye to eat a few glasses of wine, but Mrs. Ye couldn't resist the sleepiness and wanted to go back to the room to rest. Tong Shuang was helping him up, but someone came, and said with a happy face: "Old lady, the fourth young master has news!" ”